re: #634 blueraven

The Occupy strategy was flawed from the beginning. It allowed anyone and everyone to speak for them. Now that the peaceful group has dispersed, the radicals have pretty much taken over. Yes, there are still real protesters with real concerns, but the message and the movement has been co-opted.

Which makes it that much easier to paint anyone who might give the issues of income inequality and money in politics any credence as a violent, rapey stabbey extremist that attacks cops and shits in public.

That’s why posts about OWS are tiresome. There are real issues to talk about, but when the focus is solely on the radicals, the issues get buried.

That said, I do think the initial message of money in politics and income inequality has had an effect.

All of the current candidates are using OWS language to frame their talking points. That’s not a small thing.